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Mali under threat as peace deal founders, fighting flares

With Mali’s hard-fought peace deal foundering and jihadist groups back on the offensive, the west African country could be headed for fresh chaos, experts say. Malian, French and the United Nations forces deployed to safeguard the country after a 2013 jihadist offensive in its vast arid north have increasingly come …

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US to seek UN arms embargo against South Sudan

The United States will in the coming days present a draft Security Council resolution that would impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on South Sudan, Ambassador Samantha Power said on Thursday. The move followed United Nations warnings that after nearly three years of war, the country risked descending further …

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UN delegation in DRC calls for peace

A UN Security Council delegation visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for peace as the country moves to reschedule its November election. Francois Delattre, France’s UN ambassador, said on Saturday the country’s election discussions must be more inclusive.

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